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Hermine Papikyan

born 1984 • lives in Armenia • speaks fluent Armenian, English, French, Russian

About:

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ― George Bernard Shaw

Hermine Papikyan has 6 references for past work as a trainer and added 6 tools to the SALTO Toolbox.

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Trainer connections

Karen Ayvazyan
Laimonas Ragauskas
Nerijus Kriauciunas
Miłosz Bałdyga

Current occupation

Full time youth worker, project manager in civic education, freelance trainer

Work experience

Coordinator of Erasmus + projects and ESC 2018-present at “KASA” Humanitarian Swiss Foundation, Gyumri, Armenia
- Create learning spaces for young people, adult learners, educators in E+ KA1 and KA2
-Facilitate learning in Erasmus+ projects and ESC volunteers in KASA Foundation
-Develop, organize and coordinate Erasmus+ projects in E+KA1 and KA2
- Coordinate hosting and sending of ESC volunteers
-Mentoring of ESC volunteers in KASA Foundation

Project Coordinator/Youth Worker, at “KASA” Humanitarian Swiss Foundation, Gyumri, Armenia 2013 – present
-Coordinate project of civic education of young people
-Organize PR and presentation activities for the project;
-Recruit, interview, and coordinate volunteers for the foundation;
-Perform event management in Non-Formal Education methods;
-Organize public events, training courses, and youth initiatives
-Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones;
-Prepare information package for project components, training courses and various events;
-Create educational content for young people, such as educational games, guidelines and manuals for youth work, volunteer management, digital youth work
Freelance trainer 2014-present
 Specialized in the topics of project management, civic society, volunteering, personal development and self-reflection, competence development, intercultural communication, Non-formal education, Non-formal education methodology, community need assessment, etc.
Armenian Language Tutor 2011 – 2020
Birthright Armenia/Depi Hayq Gyumri, Armenia
 Teach Eastern Armenian to Diasporas Armenian alumni; Prepare additional internet, visual and audio materials for better understanding of the new learning material; Plan, organize and follow-up with teaching activities
Project Specialist 2007 – 2013
Shirak Competitiveness Center Foundation Gyumri, Armenia
 Project management; Grant proposal preparation; Development of progress reports, proposals and relevant documentation;
 Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones; Ensure smooth process of outgoing and incoming correspondences; Translate documents, regulations, training and information materials; Event management (trade-fairs, seminars, conferences, forums, etc.)
 Facilitate training, seminars and forums

Available downloads:

CV_Hermine_Papikyan_Eng.pdf

Educational pathway

Formal Education
Yerevan State Linguistic University, 2002 – 2007
Masters, Teacher of English and French, Linguist

Non Formal Education
Training for Youth Workers
(Ministry of Sport and Youth affairs) Armenia, Gyumri, 2017
• Youth work competences
• Youth workers role and responsibilities
• Coaching and mentoring for youth

“Enter”from Policy to Action, Strasbourg, France, 2016
• Social rights of young people
• Recommendation for social inclusion of young people

Young People in Conflict Countries, Tatras, Slovakia, 2016
 Peace and tolerance
 Solidarity in the society

Youth Empowerment, Kiev, Belarus, 2015
• European Voluntary Service
• Youth participation
• Networking

Training of Trainers, Dilijan, Armenia, 2015
• Coaching vs mentoring
• Coaching and mentoring principals

Training About Simulation Games, Chisinau, Moldova, 2014
 Simulation game rules and design
 Practicing simulation games
 Learning to Learn

Challenging Locality, Warsaw, Poland, 2013
 Community integration
 Social inclusion
 Community research

Entrepreneurship Beyond Boarders, Washington DC, USA, 2012

 Conflict Resolution
 Enterprise Management
 Branding, Advertisement

Fields of training expertise

Animation
Change Management
Citizenship Education
Coaching & Mentoring
Communication Skills
Conflict Management & Mediation
Creativity & Art
Crisis Management
Drama & Theatre
Equal Opportunities
Evaluation & Assessment
Event Management
Group Dynamics & Motivation
Intercultural Learning
International Youth Work
Leadership Development
New Information Technologies
Open Space Technology
Organizational Management
Outdoor & Experiential Training
Personal Development & Empowerment
Project Management
Public Speaking
Recognition of NFLearning
Social Inclusion & Exclusion
Social Media
Storytelling & Humour
Time Management
Training of Trainers
Volunteer Programmes
Youth Exchanges
Youth Participation & Initiatives
Youth Worker Training

Knowledge about institutions and programmes

Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
Erasmus+ (KA2) Transnational Youth Initiatives
Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
Erasmus+ (KA2) Capacity Building (other countries in the World)
European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
Erasmus+ (lifelong learning, non-youth)
United Nations

Working with specific target groups

Children
Intercultural Teams
Young People in/from Conflict Areas

Experience with specific geographical regions

Eastern Europe and Caucasus
European Cooperation

Language Skills

Armenian
English
French
Russian

Trainer references

"In Land We Trust'' TC on youth employability in rural areas

Validated (2022-09-23)

The training activity took place

in Stepanavan, Armenia

organised by Youth and Community Action Club NGO

1-9 Dec., 2017

Reference person

Karen Ayvazyan

(co-trainer)

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"Art Me Up" TC for youth workers and youth leaders

Awaiting validation (requested 2023-08-05)

The training activity took place

in Malta

organised by Prisms

Aug. 20-27, 2017
"DigiLand" TC on digital skills of youth workers and youth leaders

Validated (2022-06-17)

The training activity took place

in Gyumri, Armenia

organised by KASA Swiss Humanitarian Foundation

Septermber 3-9, 2018

Reference person

Nerijus Kriauciunas

(co-trainer)

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3 R's of the Environment

Awaiting validation (requested 2023-03-03)

The training activity took place

in Gyumri, Armenia

organised by KASA Swiss Humanitarian Foundation

Nov 3-9,2019
Step Towards Meaningful Youth Participation

Validated (2021-12-09)

The training activity took place

in Gyumri, Armenia

organised by Innstytut Innowacji

13.06.2021-17.06.2021

Reference person

Paulina Drzał

(co-trainer)

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Game in Action

Validated (2022-03-12)

The training activity took place

in Gyumri, Armenia

organised by KASA Swiss Humanitarian Foundation

21.11.2021-26.11.2021

Reference person

Zaruhi Lavchyan

(co-trainer)

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Tools contributed by the trainer

Mandala+youth work

Topics adressed: Peer education
“SHOW ME”

Topics adressed: Group Dynamics, Peer education
THE NAME MACHINE

Topics adressed: Peer education
THE CHAOTIC JUGGLING MACHINE

Topics adressed: Group Dynamics
THE SYNCHRONOUS JUGGLING MACHINE

Topics adressed: Group Dynamics
Key Steps to Creating Comics

Topics adressed: Social Inclusion, Intercultural Learning, Peer education, Youth Democracy projects, Youth Participation

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This profile was last modified on 2022-12-06